Department Of Chemistry

Chemistry Chemistry is the scientific study of interaction of chemical substances. Chemistry is often called "the central science" because it connects the other natural sciences such as biology, biochemistry, physics, environmental science, plant science, astronomy, medicine, material science and geology.
Vision

• Envisioning Empowered Graduates: To create an education path that equips students with not only academic knowledge but also practical skills, enabling them to excel in their careers and significant contribution to society.
• Fostering Holistic Development: We inspire to implement an education methodology that nurtures students' intellectual, emotional, and social growth, preparing them to become well-rounded individuals capable of addressing complex global challenges.
• Pioneering Accessible Excellence: To establish a chemistry education that ensures access to high-quality learning experiences regardless of socio-economic background, enabling students to achieve their aspirations and drive positive change in their communities.

Mission

• Empowering Future Generations: Our mission is to create equitable and innovative education methodology that foster a dynamic learning environment, enabling every student to reach their full potential.
• Cultivating Lifelong Learners: We are dedicated to crafting education standards that encourage curiosity, critical thinking, and a passion for learning, ensuring students are prepared for the challenges of an ever-evolving world.
• Building Inclusive Excellence: Our mission is to develop an education framework that prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion, ensuring that all students have access to high-quality education and opportunities that lead to personal and societal growth

Moto

Faculty Profile

• Entering into the world of unlimited opportunities through chemical expertise

Chemistry plays a role in everyone's lives and touches almost every aspect of our existence in many ways. Chemistry is essential for meeting our basic needs of food, clothing, shelter, health, energy, clean air, water, and soil. Chemical technologies enrich our quality of life in numerous ways by providing new solutions to problems in health, materials, and energy usage. Thus, studying chemistry is useful in preparing us for the real world. The study of chemistry spans the range from qualitative in focus to quantitative. Chemicals are everywhere and are everything. Anything you can hear, taste, touch or smell or see contains one or more chemicals. And hearings, seeing, tasting, and touching all involve a series of chemical reactions and interactions in our body. With such an enormous range of topics, it is essential to know about chemistry. Studying chemistry can lead to jobs in cutting-edge technologies within science and research as well as roles outside the laboratory. A degree in chemistry opens doors to a wide variety of employment opportunities. Your skills will also be in demand in other areas. A study of chemistry helps you develop logical thought and numerical skills and the ability to write accurate and concise reports. As a result, our chemists are in demand in national and local government, in hospitals and in education at all levels.

As Educationist
As Scientist and Researcher

• Biotechnologist
• Clinical scientist
• Color technologist
• Crime scene investigator
• Forensic Researcher
• Forensic Scientist
• Nanotechnologist
• Pharmacologist
• Research scientist (physical sciences)
• Patent Agent
• Purification Scientist
• Toxicologist

As Quality control units

• Food and drug inspector
• Food Technologist
• Quality control Supervisor
• Sanitation inspector
• Industrial Hygienist

As Technician

• Analytical Chemist
• Environmental Chemist
• Food Technology
• Finger Print
• Dialysis
• Histological
• Medical
• Ophthalmic
• X-ray

The Department of Chemistry was established in 1958 for teaching The Department of Chemistry was established in 1958 for teaching the subject at undergraduate level. In 1969 permission was granted by government & University of Jabalpur (Now known as R D University, Jabalpur) to run Postgraduate course i.e. MSc Chemistry with specialization in three disciplines, Physical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry. This is the biggest department of the college with sixteen sanctioned posts. Chemistry is a compulsory subject in seven course combinations, offered at undergraduate level. The faculty members are qualified, devoted & regularly participate in academic activities for their academic growth. Over the years the department has maintained its standards in the field of teaching, research, and other academic & administrative activities.

“Biochemistry” is the science concerned with Chemical Nature & is the science concerned with Chemical Nature & Chemical behaviour of the Living Matter. It has a wide scope in the field of Medical, Pharmaceutical, Nutritional, Environmental, and Clinical Diagnosis. Looking at the scope of the subject, Biochemistry was introduced at undergraduate level in 1994–95; with the initial financial assistance from UGC under the scheme of “vocationalization of courses at undergraduate level” Presently this course is run under the self-finance scheme.

Chronological Development of the Department
Year of Establishment : 1958
 Undergraduate courses with Chemistry

1958

• Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics
• Chemistry, Botany, Zoology

1994

• Chemistry, Biochemistry, Zoology

 with Specialization in Physical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry

2003 The curriculum of MSc was restructured in light of “UGC Model Curriculum” where efforts have been made to minimize the compartmentalization of Chemistry into conventional three branches. Following New features have been introduced

• All papers are compulsory in I & II semester, which covers three fourth of the curriculum
• Introduction of Bioorganic, Bioinorganic & Biophysical Chemistry
• Compulsory paper on group theory & spectroscopy
• Compulsory paper on photochemistry & solid state Chemistry
• Compulsory paper on Environmental Chemistry
• Compulsory paper on Application of Computers in Chemistry
• Paper of Mathematics for students coming from Biology stream
• Paper of Biology for students coming from Mathematics stream

2008 Compulsory project work & Internship have been introduced retaining the main sprit of the curriculum.

2021 New Education Policy has been implemented.
The curriculum of BSc was restructured in light of “NEP”
B. Sc. First Year
Core Course – Major Paper 1- Fundamentals of Chemistry
Laboratory Course: Major (Paper I) - Qualitative & Quantitative Chemical analysis
Major Paper 2/Minor/ Elective -Analytical Chemistry
Laboratory Course: Major (Paper II)
Core Course/ Minor/ Elective – Analytical Processes and Techniques
Generic Elective– Chemistry in everyday life
Laboratory Course: Generic Elective – Chemistry in Everyday life

B. Sc. Second Year
Major Paper 1-Reactions, Reagents and Mechanisms in Organic Chemistry (Paper 1)
Laboratory Course: Major paper 1
Organic Qualitative Analysis, Reactions and synthesis (Paper 1)
Major Paper 2/Minor/Elective
Transition Elements, Chemi-energetics, Phase Equilibria
Laboratory Course: Major paper 2/Minor/Elective
Metal Complex Preparation, Thermochemical & Phase equilibria experiments (Paper 2)
Generic Elective-Chemistry for Farmers

B. Sc. Third Year
Major
GROUP A
Green and Agriculture Chemistry (Paper I)
Laboratory course: Green synthesis
Laboratory skill, techniques and management (Paper II)
Laboratory course: Exercise for development of lab skills
Major
GROUP B
Instrumental Techniques in Chemistry (Paper I)
Laboratory course: Instrumental analytical technique in chemistry
Bio Physical, Bio Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry (Paper II)
Laboratory course: Synthesis and analytical techniques
Minor/elective-
Pharmaceutical and Medicinal chemistry
Laboratory course: Pharmaceutical medicinal chemistry minor/ elective
Generic elective-
1. Processing of fats and oils
2. Environmental toxicology

B. Sc. Fourth Year Honours and Honours with Research
Core Course
Paper I – Group Theory and Spectroscopy
Paper II – Advance Inorganic & Physical Chemistry
Discipline Specific Elective (DSE) I
Paper III – Chemistry of Natural Products and Organic Synthesis
Discipline Specific Elective (DSE) II
Paper IV – Chemistry of Novel Materials and polymers
Subject Specific
Paper V - Research Methodology

HEADS OF THE DEPARTMENT : CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER

COURSES RUN BY THE DEPARTMENT & SYLLABUS
Conventional Courses

1. At Undergraduate Level:  course combinations
   
   • Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics
   • Chemistry, Botany, Zoology
2. At Postgraduate Level
   • Chemistry

Course Under Self Finance Scheme

1. At Undergraduate Level : Course combination
   
   • Chemistry, Biochemistry, Zoology
   • Chemistry, Biotechnology, Zoology
   • Chemistry, Microbiology, Botany
   • Chemistry, Clinical Nutrition & Dietetics, Zoology
   • Chemistry, Microbiology, Zoology
   • Chemistry, Biotechnology, Botany

    

   The Curriculum of Biochemistry covers the detailed study of following the topics
   
   • Biomolecules
   • Biophysical & Biochemical Techniques
   • Enzymes
   • Metabolism
   • Nutritional Biochemistry
   • Clinical Biochemistry
   • Environmental Biochemistry
   • Molecular Biology
   The curriculum of Undergraduate & Postgraduate courses is
   
   • Recommended by Central Board of Studies and approved by HE the Governor of M.P.
   • Approved by “Board of studies” of Chemistry

CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT

PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE The Department of Chemistry is spread over 1275-sq.m area at ground floor. Laboratories are very spacious and equipped with specified Chemicals & Instruments. Looking at the large number of students at undergraduate & Postgraduate level, the Department has procured sufficient large number of glassware, Instruments & Chemicals.

Instrumentation Laboratory: The Instrumentation Laboratory is equipped with various instruments used for carrying out experiments pertaining to Physical, Inorganic & Organic chemistry. The major instruments are as follows:

Common Laboratories: The department has five common laboratories & 2 P.G. Laboratories for carrying out “qualitative & quantitative” analysis by classical methods, “Organic & Inorganic synthesis”, chromatography & other various exercises. The working tables are fitted with Granite stone top, gas burner, and “reagent shelves” for common reagents. Solid reagents, concentrated acids, & special reagents are kept on side shelves.

Laboratory of Biochemistry The Department has a separate laboratory for Biochemistry practical. The laboratory has been upgraded with new instruments. The major instruments are mentioned here:

• Blood Analyzer
• Colorimeter
• Pen pH Meter
• pH Meter
• Centrifuge Machine
• Electrophoresis
• Micropipettes
• Various kits for testing
• Glass Distillation

ICT Infrastructure Interactive gadgets like Models, Overhead projectors, LCD Projector are used for effective teaching.

1. Computer- 06
2. Laptop- 02
3. LCD Projector- 04
4. Interactive board -02
5. Visualizer-01
6. Overhead Projector- 05
7. Software: Molecular Modeling
8. Software: SYSTAT for statistics

Library The departmental library has been established to cater to the needs of postgraduate students & faculty members. Total number of 1317 reference books & text books cover various titles of Physical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Spectroscopy, Group Theory, Photochemistry, Solid state Chemistry, Electrochemistry, Quantum Mechanics, Coordination Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry., Computational Chemistry & Analytical Chemistry. The department has subscribed following journals

1. Indian Journal of Chemistry
2. Indian Journal of Biochemistry & Biophysics.

Research & Other Academic Activities : Research is the integral part of the department. Faculty members are guiding students for their Ph.D degree & working on minor research projects, financed by University Grants Commissions. The thrust areas of research are natural products, adsorption, and polymers. It is worth mentioning here that faculty members regularly update their knowledge by attending & organizing Seminars, Workshops & Lecture series by Eminent Professors. Few academic / Research activities are :

• No. of Registered Research Scholars : 03
• No. of PhD Awarded : 02
• No. of Registered Guide : 02

ACTIVITIES CLUB Activity Club named  Curie club has been constituted to organize various academic activities for the students. Through this club the department arranges various programmes like

• Organization of workshops / seminars/webinars view
• Organization of guest lecturers view
• Educational Visits  view
• Publication of departmental Magazine “ Chem-Era “.
• Inter collegiate interactions
• Interdisciplinary Interactions view
• Awareness Programmes  view
• Student Exchange Program
• Faculty Exchange Program  view
• Theme Based Poster Exhibition &Presentations view
• Job & Skill Oriented Training Programme  view
• Extension Activities view
• Green Practices view

GOLD MEDALS

1. MSc Chemistry Topper : Professor R.N. Mhetre Memorial Gold Madel : Donated By Mhetre Family.
2. BSc  Biochemistry Topper : Donated By Dr. Rashmi Saxena